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H., Ef. o E o W or C A-Eo N-DE L E T, M I s s o UAE I.

Lentement No. 62,822, dated Marat 12,1867. i

IMPROVEMENT IN tf1-ELD- noLLEE.

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ALL WHOM -IT MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, H; R. OROWE, 'of Carondelehin the-county of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Field Roller; and ldo herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and'exact description thereof? which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings5if'orming part of this specification, in which I Figure 1 is a top View of my improved field roller. l

Figure 2 is a vvertical longitudinal section of the same taken through'the line :r x, iig. 1,

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i

My invention consists in pivoting the central sectionof the roller in front of the two end sections in such a way that it can be removed and used by itself when required; in hinging the frames of the two end sections to each other so that the roller may laoco mmodate itself to the surface of uneven ground,- and vin suspendingv the seat 'from springs attached to the frames of the rollerin sucha way that the seat may be supportedy whatever positionV the rollers may take in passing over uneven ground. v l I A and B are the end sections, and C is thecentral section of the roller. The journals of cachotI lthese sections work in benrin'gs'l) attached to the frames E, F, G, respectively. The 4frances E and'F are hinged to eachother, as shownl in figs. 1 andZ, so that the sections of the roller' may accommodate themselves to the unevcnness ofthe ground being rolled. 'lhe .rear bar of the-frame Gris made curved to give the central or-forward roller a greater freedom of movement about its pivotingpoint. 'The frame G is pivote'd tothe Aframes E and F, or to the end of the bar H, to which the said frames are pivoted or hinged. I are-chains connecting-tho frame Gr to the frames E and F, to limit themovement oi' thefranne G about its pivoting point, and to prevent too great a strain coming upon said pivoting point in turning the roller. This construction enables the roller C and its frame G to be detached from the other parts, and to be. used independently .Whenrequired. When this is done, the tongue J should be removed, and a pair of thills attached in' its place so that one horse can draw it. K is a seat, which is suspended-by links M or short chains from hooks formed upon the ends of the springs L, the lower ends of which are attached to the frames as shownin iig. 1, Aso that the seat K'm'ay retain its place whatever position the rollers A B and frames E F may take in passing over uneven ground.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Pate'nig-is- 1. Hinging the frames E and F of the two end sections A and B toeach other, substantially as herein sholivn and described, and for the purpose set forth. L i i 2. Suspending the seat K by means of links M or'their equivalent from the springs L, attached to the frames E and F of' the roller, substantially as herein shown and described.l

H. CROWE.

Witnesses:

BERNARD PonPrING, WILLIAM GRATE, A. L. BEnoFnLT. 

